The collection was donated to the Northwest Architectural Archives by
Jack Lindeman on October 14, 1977.

Historical Note

The Hennepin County General Hospital opened in 1887 at 6th Street and
Park Avenue South in Minneapolis, Minnesota under the name of Minneapolis City
Hospital. The name was changed to Hennepin County General Hospital in 1920 and
Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) in 1974. The plans in this collection
were drawn by Medical Facilities Associates General, an architectural
association formed specifically for this project by the firms of Liebenberg,
Kaplan, Glotter and Associates; S.G. Smiley and Associates; and Thorsen and
Thorshov Associates, all of Minneapolis.

Scope and Content Note

In the collection are 17 sets of reduced bluelines plans, including
design development, architectural, electrical, mechanical, structural drawings
and site plans. There are also 38 volumes of specifications.

Additional Finding Aid

An unpublished finding aid with detailed contents is available in the
Manuscripts Division.

Index Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog
of the University of Minnesota Libraries. Researchers desiring materials about
related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these
headings.